Mike Coleman knew he had the writing itch when he produced a newsletter for his fourth-grade class at McDowell Elementary School in Columbia, Tennessee. A journalism major in college, he later won awards for news writing, for his work as a writer for a nonprofit organization and for his work with an ad agency specializing in the technology industry.He also won awards as an independent writer, editor and branding consultant in the latter part of his 45-year career. During that time, he authored An Aquarium for Georgia: Commemorating the Construction of the Georgia Aquarium, a coffee table book commissioned by the Brasfield & Gorrie construction firm. He retired in 2020.He has had a lifetime interest in creative writing. His short story Worse than Murder took Honorable Mention in Writer's Digest's 74th annual writing competition in 2005. Another story, The Night Watch, is featured in the "Stories Worth Talking About" section of the children's story site Bedtime-Story.com.He and his husband live in Atlanta, Georgia. Mike writes frequently about their life and travels together in his blog at www.mikecolemanauthor.com.
